anchor
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It said it had to make a "painful decision" to use the decomposing body "as the only anchor to safely reach the calf".
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Less than 10 years ago, Kelly, then a Fox News anchor, was gunning for a career in mainstream media.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
At least one other popular TV news anchor is in talks about launching a special-interest YouTube channel separate from a network, according to people familiar with the discussions.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY-Parthenon, said he thought Powell would remain, adding that it "would help preserve institutional continuity, anchor the existing communication approach, and provide a stabilizing counterweight during the transition."
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
He didn’t know the way it pulled at all your muscles and created an anchor in the center of your chest.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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